Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

 He brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me was love. Sustain me with cakes of raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick. (Solomon 2:2-5 NKJV).

The Shulamite woman in Songs of Solomon searched diligently for her beloved until finally, she found him. 

The Shulamite woman said that her beloved was outstanding like an apple tree among the other trees in the wood.

The fruits of her beloved was sweet to her taste. He was also her protector and her provider and above all, he covered her with his love.

A number of persons are still searching for their beloved. Everyone wants the perfect beloved but not many people ensures that they are worthy to receive the type of person that they desire.

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. (Solomon 2:16)

The Lord wants to share the intimacy of a beloved with His children. He wants to take care of us with love and tenderness.

But when He nourishes and blesses us He expects us to produce fruits of righteousness, not bitterness and complaints.

The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence. (Isaiah 5:7 NLT)

We are the vineyard of the Lord and His pleasant garden.

The Lord loves His garden and gives it the best of everything. But He wants us to produce crops of justice and righteousness, not violence and oppression.

I pray that we will live up to the standard that God wants us to achieve.

Amen! Have a blessed day!

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley